Putin, Kim Jong Un attend Xi’s ‘Victory Day’ event in Beijing

It’s clear that China is showing off its military equipment in the order in which it thinks future warfare is going to be conducted.

China showed off its “YJ”-class missiles, which are typically medium-range anti-ship ballistic missiles and can be launched from a number of platforms, including submarines. It also displayed various hypersonic missiles, including the new YJ-17.

Anti-ship missiles would pose a major threat to U.S. naval vessels in the event of military intervention in the Asia-Pacific, where China has been pressing its territorial claims on Taiwan and in the South China Sea.

The series has “enhanced the Navy’s long-range rapid strike capability, and serves as a ‘strategic hammer’ for safeguarding maritime rights and contesting sea control,” said Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency.